The Seward Bluejays and the Scottsbluff Bearcats squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but sadly the Seward Bluejays had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Bearcats by a score of 49-46. While losing is never fun, Seward can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while Scottsbluff is ranked 28th).
Scottsbluff's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nate Kelley led the charge by scoring ten points along with eight assists and six rebounds. Kelley hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. Rylee Meininger was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Seward has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season. As for Scottsbluff, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-6.
Seward does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Scottsbluff also has no future games currently scheduled.
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